SolidarMed face-to-face Interview with Kuda Madzeke
“We can’t afford to give up the fight against AIDS”
▲ Kuda Madzeke (2nd right) and his team talking to patients at Chikuku Hospital. Joseph Bishi
Forty-one-year-old Kuda Madzeke has been SolidarMed Country Director in Zimbabwe since October 2021 and is responsible for the implementation of all projects in that country. He sat down with us to talk about what has to be done in the fight against AIDS and about his vision for SolidarMed. Kuda, you’ve been working at NGOs in the f ield of health for a total of 18 years. What made you move to SolidarMed? I was impressed by SolidarMed’s approach to working closely with the Ministry of Health and other partners. SolidarMed passes on knowledge and 10
insights from its own projects in a targeted way and encourages partners to pursue and further develop successful approaches. In this way, a project can have an impact well beyond individual regions. I was also interested in SolidarMed’s desire to grow further within Zimbabwe. I supported a similar
growth process at Zimbabwean NGO Africaid Zvandiri and am keen to bring this experience to the table. Your previous work has been almost exclusively in the f ield of HIV/AIDS. Is this a topic that is particularly close to your heart? SolidarMed Focus
